Anadolu staff
31 October 2023•Update: 31 October 2023
GAZA CITY, Palestine
At least 55 Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, according to local media.
An airstrike hit a house in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, killing nine and injuring several others, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Another strike targeted a dwelling in the town of Zawaida town in central Gaza, leaving 18 people dead, the broadcaster noted.
Seven others perished and scores were injured in an airstrike on a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood of central Gaza, while 18 were killed in another strike on a home in Rafah city, Wafa said.
Israeli bombardment also killed three people, including a 6-year-old child, and injured nine others in northern Gaza.
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.
More than 9,800 people have been killed in the Gaza conflict, including 8,306 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.
